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Creme de la Earl Grey from Tealuxe

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84/100

Creme de la Earl Grey

Black Tea by Tealuxe

Quintessential English style tea with blended blue flowers and a twist of cream. A fabulous tea.

Amount per cup: 1-2 tsps
Steep time:?3-5 minutes
Brewing Temperature: 212f
Caffeine: 40-65mg per 8oz cup
Country: India

11 Tasting Notes

laurenpressley
69
laurenpressley 7 tasting notes

I love this even more than I expected!!! It’s clearly earl grey, but it also is richer and more powerful than I would normally expect from any earl grey. I highly recommend it!!

This is the coziest tasting tea in my cupboard. Every sip is part tea, part earl grey, and part comfort. I especially like that though there’s strong flavoring to this tea, it’s still clearly tea. A lovely way to kick off this week!

Update: The baby might love this tea, too, as he’s kicking around a lot more than is typical at this time of day. That, or he hates it. I’m going to go with love, though. :)

Another Update: This tea is best pretty hot. As it cools to the temperature which I normally prefer my tea, it’s a bit bitter.

I do love this tea. I like it best really hot. This cup taught me that as I made it, stepped out to do a few things, and came back to my typically favored really warm cup. At that point I thought it could really use some sugar. Now it’s even cooler and I’m not digging it too much. But one cup of not-digging-it-as-much tea is worth it to have a better understanding of how to serve it.

Another gross day outside, another hot pot of tea to keep warm indoors! I love this Earl Grey. It’s a strong one, and rich, but it is everything I want Earl Grey to be. I suspect people used to the more standard Earl Grey might find this objectionable, but for those looking for something more, this is probably it.

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Jen
100
Jen

They market this as ‘Birthday Cake Tea’, and that’s not far off. A bit of milk, a bit of good honey, and a good book are all you need to enjoy this one. Definitely my favorite Earl Grey.

Moriartea
85

Absolutely delicious. It smells like butter cream frosting and tastes like everything that is good in the world.

PixieSkull
100

This is my favorite of all the EGs I’ve tried! The flavor is smooth, creamy and only slightly acidic. The bergamot is a little sweet and full of citrus fullness and blends with the creamy tea flavor perfectly for me. I love it plain in water, I love it with creamy plain soymilk, I love the smell of it in the tin. Beautiful from beginning to end, in a to-go cup or fancy tea cup.

Stephanie Baker
94
This tea was recommended to me when I wanted a nice creamy/vanilla tasting tea. I was reluctant to get another earl grey but the smell was so nice that I had to try it.

The bergamot flavour is muted but it’s a nice creamy tea and one I wish I’d have purchased more of. They promoted it to me as Birthday Cake tea and I can see why. I only wish I’d have purchased more.

MammalFish
86

This is really delicious tea!! It tastes like sweet cream with the depth of Earl Grey. Very caramelly. I drank it recently on my first quest to Tealuxe and selected it as part of my endeavor to find very citrusy Earl Greys. This wasn’t exactly what I was looking for…but it is delicious!! Be careful not to overbrew it, because bitterness is unpleasant in this.

ajodasso
75

A delicate, smooth, refreshingly elegant take on an old classic. Expect nothing less from this Harvard Square institution!

rubicat
75

I put milk in everything (even darjeeling), so I like ‘em hearty. Tealuxe’s version of Earl Grey is fabulously creamy and smooth. I LOVE this tea!